Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail on Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet ...

The council is seeking a meeting with the East of Scotland Football League amid an uncertain future for Peebles Rovers.

Ireland is committed to securing truth and justice for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the deputy premier has said. Simon Harris was speaking on the 51st anniversary of the series of no-warning ...

A BEER garden at an iconic Edinburgh pub with views that are "nothing short of breath-taking" has been named the best in Scotland ...

High-profile supporters include Dame Esther Rantzen while Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is among those opposed.

Hadi Matar received the maximum sentence for the attempted murder of the author and seven years for wounding a man who was on ...

Russia and Ukraine have been holding their first direct peace talks in three years. They gathered in Istanbul for ...

There had been widespread hope that the US president’s regional visit could usher in a ceasefire deal or renewal of ...

The threat of severe weather in Chicago delayed a Beyonce concert by about two hours on Thursday at Soldier Field.

Two Scottish "hotspots" have been named among the best places to retire to in the whole of the UK. Glasgow and Edinburgh were featured alongside locations across the country, including York and ...

In its motion opposing the plans, the Leeds West and Pudsey CLP said disabled people ‘are not responsible for the state of the ...

There has been speculation that Canadian singer Celine Dion, who won for the Swiss in 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi, could take to the stage.